EP0278919A2 - Squab for a motor vehicle rear seat - Google Patents

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EP0278919A2
EP0278919A2 EP88830034A EP88830034A EP0278919A2 EP 0278919 A2 EP0278919 A2 EP 0278919A2 EP 88830034 A EP88830034 A EP 88830034A EP 88830034 A EP88830034 A EP 88830034A EP 0278919 A2 EP0278919 A2 EP 0278919A2
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squab
plastic material
rear seat
supports
motor vehicle
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Edilio Cerrato
Ernesto Brignone
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Fiat Auto SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/32—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use
    • B60N2/36—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use into a loading platform
    • B60N2/366—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use into a loading platform characterised by the locking device

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  • This device is about a motor vehicle rear seat where the squab, in order to allow a greater load capacity, can be adjusted in two or more different slopes or easily removed, if necessary.
  • the purpose of this device is to make a motor vehicle rear seat squab consisting of a double wall shell of plastic material equipped with an interior padding between the walls and an exterior trim and having, on its upper edge, a reinforcement metal piping length protruding at either end, characterised in that it has on each of its sides two tabs, one top tab in correspondence with the protruding reinforcement piping, and one smaller bottom tab, designed to fit into two plastic material supports attached to the vehicle sides to match the position of the above tabs.
  • 1 is the rear seat squab of a motor vehicle on whose sides are attached two supports 3 and 4, top and bottom supports respectively.
  • the top supports 3 are made of plastic material and have two or more grooves 5 cut parallel to each other (see Fig. 4) or converging to make a V shape (see Fig. 3), while the top supports 4 consist of plastic material blocks with a V-shaped seat 6 open upwards to receive the tabs 7 in correspondence with the bottom edge of the squab 1.
  • the squab supports have the holes 8 for attaching them to the vehicle sides and are equipped with anti-vibration strips made of elastomer material.
  • the uppor section of squab 1 is equipped with a reinforcement cross member 10 made of metal with T-shaped ends 11 designed to fit into the grooves 5 of the top support, together with the tabs 12 which make up the upper edge of the squab.

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Abstract

The device consists of a removable squab (1) for passenger car rear seat held in position by supports made of plastic material, a top (3) and a bottom support (4) attached to the vehicle sides.

Description

  • This device is about a motor vehicle rear seat where the squab, in order to allow a greater load capacity, can be adjusted in two or more different slopes or easily removed, if necessary.
  • In the Italian patent No. 1.118.849 by the same Applicant it is de­scribed a motor vehicle rear seat whose squab can take up two dif­ferent slopes depending on the load requirements of the user.
  • One of the main disadvantages of the design described in the above mentioned patent is represented by the fact that the squab can be removed only by removing the complete rear seat, and moreover, the squab not being self-supporting, it must be fixed in a complex manner also at the bottom end by means of snap-on tensioning hooks by which it is attached to the vehicle floor.
  • The purpose of this device is to make a motor vehicle rear seat squab consisting of a double wall shell of plastic material equipped with an interior padding between the walls and an exterior trim and having, on its upper edge, a reinforcement metal piping length protruding at either end, characterised in that it has on each of its sides two tabs, one top tab in correspondence with the protruding reinforcement piping, and one smaller bottom tab, designed to fit into two plastic material supports attached to the vehicle sides to match the position of the above tabs.
  • Additional features and advantages of the device will become apparent from the following description given by way of non-limitative example, of which:
    • - Fig. 1 is a front view of part of the squab attached to its sup­ports;
    • - Fig. 2 is a plan section of the device of Fig. 1;
    • - Fig. 3 is a view of the top and bottom supports;
    • - Fig. 4 is a view of an additional top support design.
  • With reference to the enclosed figures, 1 is the rear seat squab of a motor vehicle on whose sides are attached two supports 3 and 4, top and bottom supports respectively.
  • The top supports 3 are made of plastic material and have two or more grooves 5 cut parallel to each other (see Fig. 4) or converging to make a V shape (see Fig. 3), while the top supports 4 consist of plastic material blocks with a V-shaped seat 6 open upwards to receive the tabs 7 in correspondence with the bottom edge of the squab 1.
  • The squab supports have the holes 8 for attaching them to the vehicle sides and are equipped with anti-vibration strips made of elastomer material.
  • The uppor section of squab 1 is equipped with a reinforcement cross member 10 made of metal with T-shaped ends 11 designed to fit into the grooves 5 of the top support, together with the tabs 12 which make up the upper edge of the squab.
  • In this way the squab, through the tabs and supports, is positioned in a simple and practical way and without any troublesome noise thanks to the anti-vibration strips 9.

Claims (3)

1. Motor vehicle rear seat squab consisting of a double wall shell made of plastic material equipped with an interior padding between the walls and an exterior trim and having, on its upper edge, a rein­forcement metal piping length protruding at either end, characterised in that it has on each of its sides two tabs, one top tab in corre­spondence with the protruding reinforcement piping, and one smaller bottom tab, designed to fit into two plastic material supports at­tached to the vehicle sides to match the position of the above tabs.
2. Squab according to Claim 1 characterised in that the supports made of plastic material have two or more parallel or V-shaped grooves.
3. Squab according to Claim 1 characterised in that the supports made of plastic material have a V-shaped seat opening upwards.
EP19880830034 1987-02-17 1988-02-01 Squab for a motor vehicle rear seat Expired - Lifetime EP0278919B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT5301487U IT210495Z2 (en) 1987-02-17 1987-02-17 BACKREST FOR A CAR REAR SEAT
IT5301487U 1987-02-17

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EP0278919A2 true EP0278919A2 (en) 1988-08-17
EP0278919A3 EP0278919A3 (en) 1990-07-25
EP0278919B1 EP0278919B1 (en) 1994-05-25

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BR (1) BR6800297U (en)
DE (1) DE3889679T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2052774T3 (en)
IT (1) IT210495Z2 (en)

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5681093A (en) * 1994-03-30 1997-10-28 Symalit Ag Double-shell supporting device for a back rest of a seat-group structure

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2927200A1 (en) * 1979-07-05 1981-01-08 Opel Adam Ag Folding rear seat for car - has seat back on sprung pivots to disengage catch
DE3110130A1 (en) * 1981-03-16 1982-10-14 Adam Opel AG, 6090 Rüsselsheim Lock for pivotable backrests of the rear seats of motor vehicles
EP0115972A1 (en) * 1983-01-07 1984-08-15 Automobiles Citroen Folding seat with rocking back-rest

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2927200A1 (en) * 1979-07-05 1981-01-08 Opel Adam Ag Folding rear seat for car - has seat back on sprung pivots to disengage catch
DE3110130A1 (en) * 1981-03-16 1982-10-14 Adam Opel AG, 6090 Rüsselsheim Lock for pivotable backrests of the rear seats of motor vehicles
EP0115972A1 (en) * 1983-01-07 1984-08-15 Automobiles Citroen Folding seat with rocking back-rest

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5681093A (en) * 1994-03-30 1997-10-28 Symalit Ag Double-shell supporting device for a back rest of a seat-group structure

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ES2052774T3 (en) 1994-07-16
DE3889679T2 (en) 1994-09-08
EP0278919B1 (en) 1994-05-25
EP0278919A3 (en) 1990-07-25
BR6800297U (en) 1988-09-27
IT210495Z2 (en) 1988-12-30
DE3889679D1 (en) 1994-06-30
IT8753014V0 (en) 1987-02-17

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